A. Name of the Institute INDIVIDUAL COURSE DETAILS NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNICAL TEACHERS TRAINING AND RESEARCH TARAMANI, CHENNAI – 600 113 [An Autonomous Institute under Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India] B. Name / Title of the Course ADVANCED CERTIFICATE COURSE ON “EDUCATIONAL MEDIA PRODUCTION FOR E‐LEARNING” C. Course Dates with Duration in Weeks 27.1.2016 to 22.3.2016 8 weeks D. Eligibility Criteria for Participants 1. Educational Qualification 2. Work Experience required, if any 3. Age Limit 4. Target Group E. Aims & Objectives of the Course F. Course Contents / Syllabus G. Mode of Evaluation of Performance of the Participants 1) i) Degree or diploma in engineering / technology or in Science and Arts with interest in developing video programmes. ii) Good proficiency in spoken, written and comprehension of English which is the medium of instruction. 2) Experience in teaching / developing video programmes for technical, vocational, Arts & Science fields 3) maximum 50 Years 4) Teachers of Vocational / Technical education, Media professionals and Administrators ¾ Analyze various educational topics and plan video production. ¾ Develop scripts based on the learning outcomes, content and target audience. ¾ Understand video production techniques involving: Shooting, lighting, recording, editing, graphics, animation and Special Effects, Voicing, Presentation, Background Source etc. ¾ Plan, organize and produce video programmes to achieve learning objectives. ¾ Develop Graphics & animation for Video Production ¾ Evaluate the developed video programmes Course profile enclosed Continuous internal assessment and documentary film production. COURSE PROFILE In today’s world where online learning is becoming more popular, use of electronic media for learning has remarkably increased. Learners at different knowledge levels – ie., Part‐time learners who work somewhere and study through Distance education, free lancers, college students working for an external certification are all interested in using Video‐based lessons available in various media. In classroom environment Video‐based lessons are used by the teachers to make learners understand concepts more clearly. In essence, Educational Video film will help the teachers and students for understanding the complex concepts. At this juncture, teachers are supposed to equip themselves with the skill of developing their own Video film. ¾ Videos can reach the listeners / learners more effectively compared to the other forms like text or a PowerPoint presentation. ¾ Some practical works, experiments and demonstrations in various disciplines of studies can be well understood from a Video film. The primary aim of this course is to enable the teacher participants to make their own video films of their choice. The participants will undergo the process of planning, designing and preparations towards producing the film. Various areas of training include script writing for short films, working with the state of the art video cameras, lighting and lenses, evaluating lighting for different sets, working with indoors and outdoors, operating sound equipments, editing theory and the different types of microphones that are used. In this program, participants are also taught about the administrative aspects of film and television production and specific roles of the director and assistant director. They will understand and learn how to communicate with the production crew for making the short film. They will also study film theory, visual storytelling, documentary filmmaking, art direction and post production techniques. Participants are taught the technical details of interacting with people on the set in these television and film production programs. COURSE OBJECTIVES The Participants will be able to •
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Analyze various educational topics and plan storyboard for video production to promote and achieve ever expanding learning outcomes. Develop scripts based on the learning outcomes, content and target audience •
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Plan, organize and produce video programmes to achieve learning objectives. Produce video programmes ‐ Shooting, lighting, recording, editing, graphics, animation and special effects, voicing, presentation, background source etc. Evaluate the developed video programmes for a given target audience Utilize video programmes for regular classroom teaching, self‐learning, distance education and Industry – Institute Interaction Convert video programs into different formats. Set up and administer TV production Centres. SUBJECTS OF STUDY ETV 501 Perspective of Educational Video Programmes ETV 502 Topic Analysis and types of programmes ETV 503 Video Production Techniques ETV 504 Graphics and Animation for Video Production ETV 505 Designing and Planning of Educational Video Programmes ETV 506 Developing Script for Educational Video Programmes ETV 507 Directing Educational Video Programmes ETV 508 Multimedia & e‐learning ETV 509 Setting up & Management of TV Production Centres ETV 510 Production Projects IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES •
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Lecture discussion Demonstration Training production both indoor and outdoor Visit to production houses Video Production exercises ASSESSMENT Attainment of course objectives will be based on continuous internal assessment, project work and documentary film production.